Hearing the praise, the modest Jakob shrugged: "It means a lot when he says that. To be able to do a Championships like this, it keeps me motivated to keep working even harder in the future."

Jakob Ingebrigtsen added another chapter to one of the most outlandish stories in athletics on Saturday, winning the 5,000 metres at the age of 17 just 24 hours after becoming the youngest track champion in EuropeanChampionships history.

And just to add to the fairytale, the first athlete ever to complete the 1500m/5000m double in the 84-year annals of the Championships was followed home by older brother Henrik, as the Ingebrigtsen boys were again the toast of Norway.

Ingebrigtsen used the searing pace that had helped him win the 1500 metres on Friday night to race away from the field in a modest-paced race with a scintillating last lap of 54.05 seconds.

Former European1500m champion Henrik, the oldest of the three Ingebrigtsen brothers, who are all trained by their father Gjert in the small Norwegian city of Sandnes and have become one of the most remarkable families in international sport, was left trailing down the home straight.

"I knew he would eventually become the best in Europe and the world, but that he could do it at 17, I couldn't imagine in my wildest dreams," 27-year-old Henrik told Eurosport. "He earned it; he didn't just accidentally grab it."

Hearing the praise, the modest Jakob shrugged: "It means a lot when he says that. To be able to do a Championships like this, it keeps me motivated to keep working even harder in the future."

Filip Ingebrigtsen, the middle brother who had won the European1500m title in 2016, had been due to compete in the 5,000 but withdrew because of a deep gash to his leg that he suffered in the metric mile semi-finals.

Jakob, a phenomenal talent who became the youngest ever sub-four minute miler at 16, won in 13 minutes 17.06 seconds, a European under-20 record, while Henrik clocked 13:18.75. Morhad Amdouni, of France, took bronze in 13:19.14.

The boys' father had predicted the victory after Jakob's 1500m win. "He can become a double champion here," said Gjert Ingebrigtsen. "It's quite ridiculous that he's won, he's only 17 years old. That's madness!"

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